Meet Confetti. Confetti is Sorrel, Near-Leopard Appaloosa miniature female horse. Confetti was born in Florida and trained by the Jacksonville Council for the Blind to be a guide horse for people who can not see. Guide horses are an alternative to guide dogs because horses live between 30-45 years and can work as guide horses for […]
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ReWalk Helps Wheelchair Users Walk
Claire Lomas uses a wheelchair, and in 2012, she finished the London Marathon wearing a robotic exoskeleton. She wore the ReWalk, a new piece of assistive technology that allows people who have limited or no movement in their legs, to independently walk again. The ReWalk was developed by Argo Medical Technologies, a company with a […]
Easter Seals Crossroads Autism Resource Center Toy Drive
Easter Seals Crossroads Autism Resource Center is a center where families of kids with Autism can receive support services. The center is located on the 3rd floor of the Easter Seals Crossroads building at 4740 Kingsway Drive Indianapolis, IN 46205. This center is open to the public on Monday through Friday from 8am-4pm. They have […]
Update on Zoe and her tricycle
This post is a follow up to the Center for Assistive Technology Act Data Assistance’s article written earlier this year about Zoe Guglielmo, a little girl with disabilities. Her mother, Rachel, came to us here at the INDATA Project looking for an adaptive tricycle. All the places she had previously looked at were retailing […]
Monday Technology Tip: Braille Edge
Andy Leach,Regional Manager for the Midwest and Northeast at HIMS Incorporated, demonstrates and discusses the uses of the Braille Sense U2 created by HIMS. Having trouble viewing the video- click here. Click here to visit our archived videos.
Therese Willkomm’s “Creating Technology Solutions in Minutes” presentation recap
This past Friday, Dr. Therese Willkomm Ph.D. came to Easter Seals Crossroads to show us her “Creating Technology Solutions in Minutes” presentation. Therese Willkomm is the Director of ATinNH, the New Hampshire state wide assistive technology program with the Institute on Disability. Additionally, Willkomm is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at […]